Ridgeway House FARNHAM SURREY/HAMPSHIRE BORDER
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Ridgeway House FARNHAM SURREY/HAMPSHIRE BORDER Ridgeway House FARNHAM SURREY/HAMPSHIRE BORDER A well-presented period country house set in an elevated position at the end of a long drive with far reaching views Farnham 1 mile (London Waterloo from 53 minutes) Guildford 10 miles London 38 miles Heathrow Airport 40 miles (Distances and times are approximately) Main house: Hall Drawing room Dining room Sitting room Kitchen/breakfast room Pantry Garden room/playroom Study TV/games room 2 cloakrooms Gym Hatch to cellar Master bedroom with adjoining bathroom and dressing room 2 further bedroom suites 4 further bedrooms and 3 bathrooms Laundry room Dressing room Gardener’s Cottage: Bed/sitting room Kitchen Bathroom Stables Cottage/flat: Kitchen/living room Double bedroom Shower room Garden and outbuildings: 2 greenhouses Tractor store Walled kitchen garden Swimming pool Tennis court Parkland Paddock and garden Approximate internal area House: 8,921 sq ft Stable Cottage/flat: 724 sq ft Garderner’s Cottage: 463 sq ft In all about 15.36 acres (6.216 hectares) Savills Farnham Savills Country Department Knight Frank LLP Knight Frank LLP 39 Downing Street 33 Margaret Street, 27 London Street 55 Baker Street, Farnham, Surrey GU9 7PH London, W1G 0JD Basingstoke RG21 7PG London W1U 8AN Tel: +44 1483 796 820 Tel: +44 20 7409 8869 Tel: +44 1256 630 970 Tel: +44 20 7861 1080 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.savills.co.uk www.knightfrank.co.uk These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the brochure. Ridgeway House Approached down a long drive through a parkland setting, Ridgeway House is a well-modernised period property benefitting from far reaching views towards Farnham. Originally a small Georgian house, the property has been extended with a large Victorian extension and was subsequently further enlarged, sympathetically, in the early 1990’s. Today, extending to almost 9,000 sq ft, the property has beautifully proportioned interiors and the rooms flow from one to another making it ideal for entertaining on a grand scale. The principal rooms all benefit from a southerly aspect and take full advantage of the delightful rural outlook. Ridgway House is an extremely comfortable family home with the benefit of a gardener’s cottage and a one bedroom cottage to one end of the house (if required). Situation Farnham has a number of attractive houses from various periods and many passages, which reveal hidden parts of the town including workshops, historic cottages and hidden gardens. Nearby is the well-renowned Four Seasons Hotel offering an extensive range of outdoor activities such as horse riding and clay pigeon shooting as well as a number of indoor options including treatments in the spa and swimming in the 20 meter (66 sq ft) indoor pool. The hotel also provides ample opportunities for recreation and relaxation including a choice of dining rooms. The historic Georgian market town of Farnham offers S an extensive range of shops, restaurants, boutiques and supermarkets. The county town of Guildford is a mere 10 miles away providing more comprehensive recreational and shopping facilities. Public and prep schools in the area are well E renowned and include Charterhouse, Edgeborough, Frensham Heights, Priors Field School for Girls, Aldro at Shackleford and St Catherine’s in Bramley. Farnham Maltings has diverse concerts including t opera, folk and acoustic music gigs, band evenings and stand-up comedy nights. s On Frensham Ponds, Chichester and South Coast. Racing can be found at Ascot, Windsor, Goodwood H and Sandown and are all within half an hour drive. Espom Downs is within 45 minutes. Southampton Airport is 40 minutes (36 miles) and A London Heathrow Airport is 40 minutes (30 miles). The M3 is 7 miles away giving good access to M London with the A31 providing links to Winchester and the South West. A direct train service runs from Farnham Station T (1 mile) to London Waterloo and takes approximately 53 minutes. (Distances and times are approximate) Stable Cottage Farnham Farnham’s history has been claimed to extend back tens of thousands of years. The prehistoric trackway known as the Harrow Way or Harroway, which passes through Farnham Park dates back to the time when Britain was joined to continental Europe. Hill forts from the early Iron Age exist. During the Roman period the district became a pottery centre due to the plentiful supply of gault clay, oak woodlands for fuel, and good communications via the Harrow Way and the nearby Roman road from Silchester to Chichester. It was the Saxons who gave the town its name - Farnham is listed as Fearnhamme in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. Fearn refers to the fern and bracken of the land and Hamme to the water meadows. Farnham appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Ferneham, one of the five great “minster” churches in Surrey. The town is midway between Winchester and London and, in 1138, Henry de Blois (grandson of William the Conqueror and brother of King Stephen) started building Farnham Castle to provide accommodation for the Bishop of Winchester in his frequent journeying between his cathedral and the capital. Stables Cottage Reception Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area Bedroom 906.7 sq m / 9760 sq ft (Including Wine Cellar / Stables Cottage / Barn) Bathroom Gardeners Cottage = 42.7 sq m / 460 sq ft Total = 949.4 sq m / 10220 sq ft Kitchen/Utility Storage Terrace Recreation Main House Gardener’s Cottage Stables Cottage First Floor Gardener’s Cottage Cellar (Not Shown In Actual Location / Orientation) Ground Floor Stables Cottage This plan is for layout guidance only. Not drawn to scale unless stated. Windows & door openings are approximate. Whilst every care is taken in the preparation of this plan, please check all dimensions, shapes & compass bearings before making any decisions reliant upon them. Gardens and Grounds The entrance to the property is to the north west and is approached through electric wooden gates. This leads to a tree lined avenue through which a drives snakes its way down through the paddock with southerly views to the house and beyond. A spur drive leads off to the garage. The garden and grounds have been landscaped to make the most of Ridgeway House’s fine setting and southerly aspect. The majority of the gardens are laid to lawn and are found on the southern side of the property. There is an outdoor swimming pool (oil and solar heated) and an all-weather clay tennis court to the eastern side of the property. Beyond the formal lawns, to the south, is a large paddock, whilst to the north of the house is a large walled vegetable garden with two greenhouses and raised vegetable beds. Services Mains water, electricity and private drainage. Oil fired central heating and Aga. Local Authority Waverley Borough Council 01483 523 333 Council Tax House: Band H Gardener’s Cottage: Band C Stable Cottage/flat: Band A Rights of Way There is a footpath that runs along the south eastern corner of the paddock. (Please refer to site plan). RIDGEWAY HOUSE Fixtures and Fittings Only those mentioned in these particulars are included in the sale. All others, such as fitted carpets, curtains, light fittings, garden ornaments etc. are specifically excluded but may be made available by separate negotiation. Directions (GU10 5EE) From London: From the M3 junction 4 signposted Farnborough, take the A331 and join the A31 signposted Farnham. Continue past Farnham on the A31 towards Alton. Go through two sets of lights and Note: “This plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey map with the sanction of the control of H.M. Stationary office. This plan is for convenience of straight over the Coxbridge roundabout. After 0.25 purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. Licence miles turn right into Runwick Lane. After 0.8 miles the Number. No. ES100017767.” drive to Ridgeway House is on the left hand side. Important Notice: Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. You should not rely on statements by Knight Frank LLP and Savills in the particulars or by word of mouth or in writing (“information”) as being factually accurate about Viewings the property, its condition or its value. Neither Knight Frank LLP nor any joint agent has any authority to make any representations about the property, and accordingly any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller(s) or All viewings must be made strictly by prior appointment lessor(s). Photos etc: The photographs show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances given are approximate only. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the with Knight Frank and Savills. property does not mean that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consent has been obtained. A buyer or lessee must find out by inspection or in other ways that these matters have been properly dealt with and that all information is correct. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice. Knight Frank LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England with registered number OC305934. Our registered office is 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 8AN, where you may look at a list of members’ names. Photographs: January 2019 Particulars: January 2019 Kingfisher Print and Design. 01803 867087. .